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07/04/2010 by 0iD.
Apparently, according to The Guardian, Microsoft has announced this morning that it’s moving the UK release date of Alan Wake forward to 14 May.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2010/apr/07/alan-wake-release-gamecity
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AOL set to cut Bebo loose.
07/04/2010 by 0iD.
Just two years after AOL acquired teen-centric social networking site Bebo for a paltry $850 million, it is now set to close it forever.
AOL had hoped to boost it’s profile and membership to enable it to become a viable competitor to sites like Facebook & Myspace, but to no avail.
The purchase of the site was always viewed with some scepticism but those within the industry, and now it seems AOL has all but ‘fessed-up and admitted it paid too much for what was always going to be a bit of a millstone.
Full story here: http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article7089774.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=1063742
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Government scraps 50p Broadband Tax
07/04/2010 by 0iD.
In a last-ditch effort to push through some last minute reforms in the Finance Bill, before Parliament is dissolved for the upcoming election, the controversial 50p Broadband Tax has been dropped from the bill.
The aim of the tax was to finance the supply of broadband to areas where it was unprofitable to supply the service, and also to provide money for updating existing networks.
It was estimated the tax, on anyone with a telephone landline, would have generated around £170m GBP/year.
Additionally dropped in the finance bill were the 10% tax on cider, unpopular with apple growers, chavs & students alike, and also the proposed tax relief on holiday homes. Shame.
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